You can also check the Ubuntu Wikis for a list of supported hardwares. On 5/27/05, Jojo Paderes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've successfully installed Ubuntu Hoary on the following laptops: > > HP Omnibook P3 (winmodem is the only device I can't get to work) > HP Pavilion DV1000 (still has to check on wifi, card reader) > Dell Latitude P3 (everything works) > > I highly recommend HP models for a good Linux (of course Ubuntu Linux) > laptop experience ;-) > > On 7/8/04, JM Ibanez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Who here runs Linux on their laptops? I'm thinking of getting a laptop > > (thinking, mind you-- buying is a different story ;) ), and what to > > know what experiences people have installing and using Linux on a > > laptop. (I know Dean has a Debian laptop, and Sacha runs it on her > > Lifebook, IIRC.) > > > > Currently, I'm looking at older, second-hand laptops and/or desknotes. > > > > In particular: > > > > * Hardware support issues - What hardware doesn't work? Since I'm > > looking into a second-hand machine, in general, how difficult is it to > > look for parts? > > * Is a Linux laptop suggestable? > > * Distro - I'm leaning towards Debian and Slackware, but if you've run > > RH or MDK on a laptop, please share your experiences > > * Kernel - I'm looking into using 2.6 and not 2.4, since IIRC 2.6 has > > better (yet experimental) suspend support, which I definitely need. > > * Desktop environment - I'm primarily a GNOME user, so I'm leaning > > towards GNOME 2.4/2.6, but might switch to using XFCE 4. Then again, I > > might drop to using IonWM instead, as I like being (generally) mouse > > free. > > * Use - Primarily as a general-purpose and development/coding machine. > > > > I'm assuming that, in general, the Linux laptop experience is the same > > or similar across the major distros, but distro-specific > > knowledge/experience is helpful. > > > > You'll have to excuse me, as I am clueless about laptops in general, > > having been a desktop user all my computing life. > > > > (FWIW, I was able to install Mandrake 9 for a friend on her Compaq > > (can't remember what model). The install was ok, with the exception of > > the winmodem (good Lord, I hate 'em even if I have to live with one). > > IIRC, I had installed KDE and not GNOME since she preferred to use > > KDE. I think she's nuked the Linux partition though.) > > > > (I'm checking the archives, and see several people successfully > > install Linux on laptops.) > > > > -- > > JM Ibanez > > http://www.livejournal.com/~jmibanez/ > > http://www.mycgiserver.com/~butiki/ > > -- > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > > . > > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > > . > > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > > > > > -- > http://jojopaderes.multiply.com >
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